OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2025-172361
- Agency
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $850,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 16.818 Children Exposed to Violence
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Federal Grant Opportunity from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks to provide funding to communities to develop coordinated and comprehensive approaches to help children and their families who are exposed to violence. The funding can be used to (1) develop and/or enhance direct support services for children exposed to violence and (2) support multidisciplinary or coalition-building efforts to enhance communities' responses to children exposed to violence. Eligible applicants include tribal organizations, local governments, nonprofits, school districts, and higher education institutions. The evaluation criteria will focus on the applicant's ability to implement trauma-informed services and build community-based partnerships. The proposal deadline is March 10, 2025.
Recent Federal Grant Awards under this program have ranged from $825,000 to $972,406, typically spanning three-year periods. The awards have predominantly supported nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, and educational institutions serving youth in specific geographic regions. The funding activities have included developing multi-disciplinary collaborative teams, implementing trauma-informed mental health services, creating violence prevention programs, and providing direct support to children and families in underserved communities.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to provide funding to communities to develop coordinated and comprehensive community-based approaches to help children and their families who are exposed to violence (CEV) build resilience, restore their safety, heal their social and emotional wounds, and prevent future violence and delinquency. Funding can be used to: (1) develop and/or enhance direct support services for children exposed to violence to reduce the adverse impact of violence on youth, families, and communities, and to help family-serving organizations better recognize and help families at risk for exposure to violence; and (2) support multidisciplinary or coalition-building efforts to enhance communities' responses to CEV.
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